Is Arleigh a boy or girl name?

Arleigh is a unisex name. Of the 1,227 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 57.9% were girls and 42.1% were boys.

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Arleigh

Recorded 1902–2025 · United States

Arleigh was most popular in 2017, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,155 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,227 people named Arleigh.

Arleigh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Arleigh’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arleigh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arleigh is a unisex name — 57.9% of the 1,227 Americans given it were girls and 42.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 94% girls and 6% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org